This is a sneak-peak preview of what to expect at Naya's Light & Sound concert on 18th & 19th July, 2014. Grab you tickets now at: www.nayachorale.com/concerts Web: www.nayachorale.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/nayachorale Instagram: www.instagram.c...  moreThis is a sneak-peak preview of what to expect at Naya's Light & Sound concert on 18th & 19th July, 2014. Grab you tickets now at: www.nayachorale.com/concerts Web: www.nayachorale.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/nayachorale Instagram: www.instagram.com/nayachorale Twitter: www.twitter.com/nayachorale  

http://www.theaustralianvoices.com From the composer, Gordon Hamilton: during my piano studies, one of my favourite pieces was Michael Tippett's Second Piano Sonata, which uses his disjunct mosaic form: instead of music flowing, through a logical seque...  morehttp://www.theaustralianvoices.com From the composer, Gordon Hamilton: during my piano studies, one of my favourite pieces was Michael Tippett's Second Piano Sonata, which uses his disjunct mosaic form: instead of music flowing, through a logical sequence of harmony, melody and tempo, he (and other composers, including Stravinsky, Messiaen and my own teacher Butterley) created tiny fragments of music -- totally contrasting in character -- which cascade into each other: an aural mosaic. Tra$h Ma$h is a piece made up entirely of musical quotes lifted directly from modern pop songs and mashed together using the Tippet technique (perfect for our 21st century attention spans!) Deep down, I love trashy pop, and the singers in The Australian Voices are mostly under 21. We had a whole lot of parties to find the best (and worst) songs of 2011 to mash together in a kind of 60's disjunct treatment of pop, chopping it up and sticking it back together in a way that was never intended. I think it can be ridiculous an...    less

On April 5, 2011, Capitol Hill saw its first ever flash mob when "The Capital Hearings" led the crowd of politicians, arts advocates and celebrities in a rousing rendition of America the Beautiful! This is a Mash-up of footage from OvationTV as well as se...  moreOn April 5, 2011, Capitol Hill saw its first ever flash mob when "The Capital Hearings" led the crowd of politicians, arts advocates and celebrities in a rousing rendition of America the Beautiful! This is a Mash-up of footage from OvationTV as well as several crowd-sourced cell phone videos. Special thanks to Americans for the Arts for organizing Arts Advocacy Day and Ovation for their generous support. Learn more about the Capital Hearings at http://www.thecapitalhearings.com. --- Some footage from Ovation. See the original Ovation video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIFUSLHPh0A Editing by Matthew S. Schwartz  less